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package org.apache.mina.common;

/**
 * Represents the type of idleness of {@link IoSession} or
 * {@link IoSession}.  There are three types of idleness:
 * <ul>
 *   <li>{@link #READER_IDLE} - No data is coming from the remote peer.</li>
 *   <li>{@link #WRITER_IDLE} - Session is not writing any data.</li>
 *   <li>{@link #BOTH_IDLE} - Both {@link #READER_IDLE} and {@link #WRITER_IDLE}.</li>
 * </ul>
 * <p>
 * Idle time settings are all disabled by default.  You can enable them
 * using {@link IoSession#setIdleTime(IdleStatus,int)}.
 * 
 * @author The Apache Directory Project (mina-dev@directory.apache.org)
 * @version $Rev: 555855 $, $Date: 2007-07-13 12:19:00 +0900 (Fri, 13 Jul 2007) $
 */
public class IdleStatus {
    /**
     * Represents the session status that no data is coming from the remote
     * peer.
     */
    public static final IdleStatus READER_IDLE = new IdleStatus("reader idle");

    /**
     * Represents the session status that the session is not writing any data.
     */
    public static final IdleStatus WRITER_IDLE = new IdleStatus("writer idle");

    /**
     * Represents both {@link #READER_IDLE} and {@link #WRITER_IDLE}.
     */
    public static final IdleStatus BOTH_IDLE = new IdleStatus("both idle");

    private final String strValue;

    /**
     * Creates a new instance.
     */
    private IdleStatus(String strValue) {
        this.strValue = strValue;
    }

    /**
     * Returns the string representation of this status.
     * <ul>
     *   <li>{@link #READER_IDLE} - <tt>"reader idle"</tt></li>
     *   <li>{@link #WRITER_IDLE} - <tt>"writer idle"</tt></li>
     *   <li>{@link #BOTH_IDLE} - <tt>"both idle"</tt></li>
     * </ul>
     */
    public String toString() {
        return strValue;
    }
}